adoption

E.’s first sauna

September 27, 2017

Time for another milestone for my Indian-looking Italian-speaking little Finn! He took part in his first sauna ever last weekend. If you ...

Adoption in Finland: our story, chapter I

September 20, 2017

Here I am, about to talk about one of the most personal and important parts of my, our, life. I thought for weeks if I wanted to and I finally ...

Sleep issues with our adopted child and how we overcame them

August 5, 2017

We never had easy sleepers and our adopted son was challenging. Here's our story, including how we faced his sleep issues.

Paola

I was born and raised in Italy, now I live in the winter wonderland that is Finland. I worked as a mathematics researcher, an IT project manager and consultant, and now I work as product owner. I love nature, reading books, playing boardgames, cooking and eating good food. I enjoy learning languages: I speak Italian, English, Finnish, Hindi, and I understand some Spanish. I am grateful to have three wonderful kids who call me "mamma". One came from my belly, the other two from fateful encounters.